Need help putting on coilovers.
 

Any suggestions on what to do withoput a spring compressor? don't have one and we have run out of ideas.

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get one. no seriously i would wait till i had one.

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ratchet straps might be worh a try if you have a good set.

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Spring compressors are like $10 literally at harbor frieght... so... go ask your momma for some gas money

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cut the old springs off with whatever metal saw you got or can find, the coilovers will go on without compressing them

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dude, with coilovers you atta be able to put those bitchs on... lower if the whole way, i've done that with both of my cars, if its a matter of taking the old springs off then just take the nut till its about to pop off, and then loosen it up with the strut lying on the ground... i just did this a few weeks ago

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its pretty dangerous to do it like that, there are hundreds of pounds of force on those springs... i dont think taking them off the ghetto way is a good idea in this instance

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If you are extremely careful you might want to try that, but I would rather go to the parts store and get one from 10-15 bucks, even autozones would let you borrow them.

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yeah, its pretty ghetto

if you have any c clamps anywhere you can make a set, i used a c clamp cut it in half, got a big long bolt (thread bar?) and then a couple of nuts and kept tightening them up

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a few months back, i was helpin this young mexican kid remove his springs, and i forgot about the compressor.. so, here we are, losening the nut that holds the ---- together- im on the wrench and he's holding the spring

all of a sudden, we have the spring in his hand, my wrench a good 20 feet to my right, and everything but the spring and the top part a good 35 feet behind the mexican. it was insane. and the nut that held it together was hotter than ---- for like 5 minutes

spring compressors are your BEST friend

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where are u located? if in the the 909 or around i lower cars every other week. or u can...i think go to autozone and check one out...sorry if someone posted that already.

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---- a spring compressor, wrap the spring/strut assembly in a blanket, and take the top nut off with an air compressor. the assembly will jolt, but the blanket will suck up so much of the force that there is no risk.

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I went to advance auto parts and they "sold" one to my buddy for ~$40, then when you take it back when you're done you get your money back, no problemo. Don't do it ghetto in this case.

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If its a honda I have lowered about 10 now and I have never used a spring compressor. I have a 600.00 dollar one at work but I dont bother on hondas.

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too damn convenient for a 'free' rental, just take the short drive and 'rent' one

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you guys are all pussies.

get two tires, place the strut in between the two tires. get a wrench and appropriate allen key. place foot on spring/strut so that it doesn't turn. loosen, and right when it looks like the nut is about to come off, make sure you loosen your grip on the wrench. keep turning.

the force of the spring will be absorbed by the two tires, no problem.

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I own a spring compressor, but I still just do it the ghetto way.

I used to do it on a futon mattress folded over the spring assembly, hooked up my impact and buzzed the nut off. Worked well, and with any lowered spring, you should be able to install it quite easily with no compression.

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I just put a piece of carpet over it and put my foot on it. Just make sure the other foot isn't right behind or in front of it.

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I've never personally done, or seen anyone ever use a spring compressor. Maybe the people I know are too ghetto. Seriously though, like people have been saying, get a blanket and cover the assembly (it catches all the ---- that might fly everywhere and absorbs force), and place it against a wall so that the nut "fires" into the wall. You can set up the allen wrench so that you just have to use one hand to twist. The only thing I'd watch out for (besides the obvious spring shooting crap everywhere) is that your wrist might catch a lot of force, so don't hold the wrench/ratchet too tightly.

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Thats what we did, but two of the four springs/struts never popped, or jumped. It just fell through. And yeah all those ------ nuts and washers get ------- nasty hot. But we got it done and it looks good. Thanks guys I appriciate the help.

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it was probably the rears that didnt seem to pop, i notice they are not under as much compression. kudos to you, lets see some pics. ;D

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fuk that leave the car on the wheels lossen the shock bolt while the car is all together. the car weight will not let the spring pop. then lift the car with jack take wheel off then remove spring.

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I shoot them into a box. You can also just cut the springs than disassemble them

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depends on what year car it is. some cars spring have higher "stock" rates than other. when i did coil overs on my hatch(90) and crx.....i just put the spring facing a brick/solid wall and stood on the end and air-gunned the nut off; that way the spring shot into the wall and parts didnt go flying. BUT.....BUT...i warn you....do not, i swear you will regret it....do not un-load the spring by using an allen key and 9/16 wrench....

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haha sounds like u have a bad experience with teh allen wrench and the 9/16 >:D

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I like to use one of those big U-haul moving blankets (a.k.a. Crankshaft blanket) and wrap that ---- around the strut/spring. Then put the allen wrench in the top and lay it on the ground against a wall. Stand on it and undo the nut until it's right at the end. When it's right at the end, brace yo self, beeaaaaaaaaaaaaaatch. O0